Out of curiosity, why would you post this here? This is more of a Proton support community than anything. Not really meant for accusations of the company to my knowledge. Also, I’ve been using Proton for ~3 years now and had never heard of a student discounted plan.

2 year Proton user here, The only real issues I’ve encountered are the occasional short downtimes (they really aren’t often). If you’re ever worried about their status, they do have a status page here. I haven’t ever had any trouble with people not receiving emails from me, and I don’t travel as of right now. Anyways, I’d give their free plan a try and go from there, just to see what you think, but I think it’s a fantastic option.